Improved rotary provision-safe



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PETERS, PIIOTO-UTHOGRAFIQER, WASHINGTON. D C.

#Iituesmz intrd- Startet @anni @twine Letters Patent N 99,606, dated Februa/ryS, 1870.Y

,iMPRovED ROTARY PROVISIN-SAFE.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, AUSTIN SLY and SAMUEL S. FORD, of Lebanon, in the county of Grafton, and State of New Hampshire, have invented a new and improved Rotary Provision-Safe; andwe do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make Y and use tbe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification.

Figui-e1 represents a perspective view of my improved safe.

Figure 2 is a side view of the same. Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

. upward and downward respectively, which constitute the pivots for reeeivingt-he screen in a stationary frame.

By this arrangement, the screen is allowed. to revolve.

Around the lower pin c is fitted a metallic cup, d, which maybe filled with liquid or other matter, to prevent animals from climbing up to the screen.

Upon the top ofthe screen is placed a pan, e, about as large as the top plate, c. It may also be filled with water', to destroyinsects or other animals that may drop from the ceiling upon the screen, or may at least serve to prevent their gnawing through the top late.

p The sides of the screen are formed of gauze or other perforated material.

The shelves j j in it are also perforated, so that crumbs may fall through them uponl a sliding shelf, g, secured upon 'the bottom b of the screen.

The shelf g, which is either solid or made of gauze, can at any time be drawn out to discharge the matter collected upon it.

An inverted cup, h, may be arranged upon the up-l per pin c, to prevent the animals in the pan from climbing out again.

rlhe screen may haveoue or more of its sides formed into doors, t. c

Having thus described our invention,

We claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The revolving screen, containing the cup d, pan e,

`sl1el\'es 7'j, sliding 'shelf g, and door or doors t', all arranged and combined substantially as herein shown and described.

AUSTIN SLY. SAML. S. FORD. Witnesses:

E. J Dummy G. ELD'URANT. 

